Released: June 12, 1972
Featuring: Yoko Ono
Songwriter: John Lennon Yoko Ono
Producer: Yoko Ono John Lennon Phil Spector
[Verse 1]
Angela, they put you in prison
Angela, they shot down your man
Angela, you're one of the millions
Of political prisoners in the world
[Verse 2]
Sister, there's the wind that never dies
Sister, we're breathing together
Sister, our loves and hopes forever keep
On moving oh so slowly in the world
[Bridge]
They gave you sunshine
They gave you sea
They gave you everything but the jailhouse key
They gave you coffee
They gave you tea
They gave you everything but equality
[Verse 3]
Angela, can you hear the earth is turning?
Angela, the world watches you
Angela, you soon will be returning
To your sisters and brothers in the world
[Verse 4]
Sister, you're still a people teacher
Sister, your word reaches far
Sister, there's a million different races
But we all share the same future in the world
[Bridge]
They gave you sunshine
They gave you sea
They gave you everything but the jailhouse key
Hey they gave you coffee
They gave you tea
They gave you everything but equality
[Verse 1 Repeat]
Angela, they put you in prison
Angela, they shot down your man
Angela, you're one of the millions
Of political prisoners in the world
Angela, they put you in prison
Angela, they shot down your man
Angela, you're one of the millions
Of political prisoners in the world
[Verse 2]
Sister, there's the wind that never dies
Sister, we're breathing together
Sister, our loves and hopes forever keep
On moving oh so slowly in the world
[Bridge]
They gave you sunshine
They gave you sea
They gave you everything but the jailhouse key
They gave you coffee
They gave you tea
They gave you everything but equality
[Verse 3]
Angela, can you hear the earth is turning?
Angela, the world watches you
Angela, you soon will be returning
To your sisters and brothers in the world
[Verse 4]
Sister, you're still a people teacher
Sister, your word reaches far
Sister, there's a million different races
But we all share the same future in the world
[Bridge]
They gave you sunshine
They gave you sea
They gave you everything but the jailhouse key
Hey they gave you coffee
They gave you tea
They gave you everything but equality
[Verse 1 Repeat]
Angela, they put you in prison
Angela, they shot down your man
Angela, you're one of the millions
Of political prisoners in the world
more tracks from the album
Some Time in New York City
- John Sinclair
- Sisters, O Sisters
- Baby Please Don’t Go
- Au
- Scumbag
- Jamrag (King Kong)
- Cold Turkey
- We’re All Water
- Angela
- The Luck of the Irish
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- New York City
- Born in a Prison
- Attica State
- Woman is the Nigger of the World
- Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)
From the albums
- Some Time in New York City (1972)
- GIMME SOME TRUTH. (2020)
John Lennon popular songs
- Imagine
- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
- How Do You Sleep?
- Woman
- Working Class Hero
- Jealous Guy
- God
- Woman is the Nigger of the World
- Mind Games
- Mother
- Oh My Love
- Love
- Gimme Some Truth
- Watching the Wheels
- Isolation
- #9 Dream
- (Just Like) Starting Over
- Hold On
- Cold Turkey
- Stand By Me
- Crippled Inside
- Grow Old with Me
- Remember
- How?